A warm welcome back to everyone for Term 2. I hope that you enjoyed some relaxed time with your children over the term break and that they had an opportunity to rest and recharge for the busy term ahead. For our VCE students in particular, I hope time was also spent reviewing and summarising their work. This is an important part of feeling prepared and in control of their learning, and ties in with our Year 11 and 12 focus of developing resilience and mindset.

I spent my break relaxing and catching up with family, including my two superb grandchildren (no bias here) aged four and 9 months, and friends. In between, I read some books and watched some shows, including the much-discussed Adolescence. If you have not seen it, I recommend it highly. It reiterated for me just how complex the world our young people are growing up in is, and the challenges this presents to us as parents, grandparents, carers and educators. This is one reason we as a college have committed to securing the services of cyber safety expert Susan McLean to speak with our community about the use of digital technology – and keeping young people safe online – and I encourage all parents and carers to save the date of Thursday 19^th June 6:00 – 7:30 pm and join us. Booking details will be published on Compass very soon.

Staffing Update

As you are aware, I have moved into the role of Acting Principal while Mr Arthur Soumalias is Interim Principal at University High School, overseeing the recruitment and appointment of a new Substantive Principal for that school. For this period, Ms Ann Anderson has stepped into the role of Acting Assistant Principal in my stead. Ms Anderson will also assume the role of Teacher Development Instructional Practice Leader vacated by Melissa Chapman who has commenced maternity leave, while Ms Kyra Fennell and Ms Winnie Tran will take on the Science Leader role.

This term, we have welcomed the following new and returning staff members:

Valerie Chua (formerly Zivic) – Mathematics. Valerie returns to us from family leave.

Jaden Dgama – Maths/ Science and Numeracy Tutoring.

Caitlin Love – Art/Visual Communication and Design. Catilin replaces Em Glover who has returned to study this term.

David McLeod – Materials Technology.

Hilary Edmiston – Art Education Support.

Victoria Filis – Learning Support Officer.

Harry Bleas – Learning Support Officer.

Rosehill Welcomes Families

In addition to our weekly college tours, this week the college welcomed many prospective students and families to our Open Day and Open Evening. The college looked terrific and there was a wonderful buzz at both events as staff showcased their work and passion for education and young people. Many, many students volunteered their time to assist and were fine ambassadors for our college, whether by setting up spaces, performing on stage, modelling activities in classrooms, guiding primary school students on Open Day or leading tour groups for Open Evening. School Captains, Delcine Li and Hugo Bliss, and Year 7 student Poppy Esenyel did a wonderful job in speaking about their experiences of Rosehill during the formal presentation on Open Evening. We are very proud of our young people who display our values of Respect, Initiative and Learning in so many ways. Thank you to Ann Anderson, the Junior School Team, our Learning Area Leaders and teams, the wonderful Office Administration Team and all staff, for organising and supporting these wonderful events, and to David Rose and Colleen Hart for helping our student leaders prepare their addresses.

Learning, Assessment and Reporting

Last term, students received their first interim report for the 2025 school year. The interim report provides students with feedback from each of their teachers on their observed work habits – behaviour, effort, participation, completion of work and organisation – in each of their classes. These are summarised numerically as a Grade Point Average or GPA (out of 4) and the information complements the academic grades for learning tasks that you will see on Compass as each term unfolds. Students were encouraged to reflect upon this feedback using a student-friendly descriptive rubric and challenged to strive for improvement in one or more work habits in the next reporting cycle. With the next interim reports to be published in Week 4 of this term, I encourage students to revisit this rubric and reflect upon where they can continue to grow and improve in their work habits and speak to their teachers about this.

ANZAC Day

Thank you to Ms Colleen Hart, our Student Agency Leader, and School Captains Hugo Bliss and Delcine Li, for representing our college at the ANZAC Day dawn service last week. You can read more about this in this newsletter.

Frances Snow

ACTING PRINCIPAL

School Policies have been updated in line with Department of Education and Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority requirements. Parents may review these on the school websitehttps://www.rosehillsc.vic.edu.au/under Our School > Policies > Minimum Standards Compliance – June 2022.

As part of our study on democracy in Australia, the Year 8 Money and Law class participated in a mock referendum to change the Constitution. With the overarching learning goal, to examine the process for changing the Australian Constitution, what better way than to hold a referendum in class with official polling booths and ballot box!

The proposed change (although not one that would require a Referendum in reality) was: “To alter the Constitution to give power to the Commonwealth to allow students to change the seating plan.”

The class was divided into four states, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, and Sapphire, in line with the house teams. Like a real election, students were asked three questions, ‘What is your name?’ ‘Where do you live?’ and ‘Have you voted before in this referendum today?’ before their name was marked off the electoral roll.

It was no surprise that the proposed change to the ‘Constitution’ was passed with 81% voting ‘Yes’, 19% voting ‘No’, and no one casting an informal vote! All four states also returned a majority, therefore satisfying the requirement for a double majority.

Many thanks to Ms Harbourd for her assistance, and to all the enthusiastic students that volunteered to be polling assistants and scrutiny assistants.

Abigail Abuacan

BUSINESS, COMMERCE & HUMANITIES TEACHER

In line with the school’s commitment to equipping students with essential life skills, a First Aid course was conducted for Year 11 VM students. This course aimed to provide students with the practical knowledge and skills necessary to respond confidently and effectively in emergency situations. The course focused on a range of topics, including CPR, wound care, and managing medical emergencies, ensuring students are well-prepared to handle first aid situations in both school and community settings.

First Aid training is mandatory for a range of job roles and will set students up for employability in many areas such as Sports and Recreation, Childcare and Education, Trades, and Medical Industries.

By equipping students with first aid skills, we not only empower them to respond effectively in emergencies, but also, we foster a sense of responsibility that extends beyond the classroom.

Vicki Handris

VM COORDINATOR

On Anzac Day, a National Day of Remembrance, we commemorate all Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations and the contribution and suffering of all those who have served.

This year, Rosehill’s School Captains, Delcine Li and Hugo Bliss, along with Ms Hart and Tobias Bliss, attended the dawn service at the East Keilor RSL and laid a wreath to honour the lives lost serving Australia and the great sacrifices made to fight for the freedoms and democracy we enjoy today.

The service in the early morning darkness was incredibly moving, as we listened to prayers, poems, and the names of loved family members and friends who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, and it was especially moving to see veterans wearing their medals with pride and honour.

By the time the Last Post was played, the sun had risen, and many wreaths had been laid by schools, sporting clubs and family members. A big thank you to our Rosehill Student Leadership group who sponsored the wreath.

In the lead up to Anzac Day, the library created an incredible display, with poppies made by our awesome Year 7 students, and our community commemorated Anzac Day in classrooms, assemblies, and a speech read to the whole school, followed by a minute silence.

It was wonderful to see so many young people who gave their time to honour the spirit and lives of the Anzacs, and to commemorate the 110^th anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli.

LEST WE FORGET

Colleen Hart

LT -STUDENT AGENCY

On Friday 7th March, Rosehill Student leaders from Year 10, Gorja Bhardwaj and Talia Celtek, along with Ms Hart and Ms Ryan, attended the annual International Women’s Day Breakfast at the Clocktower Centre in Moonee Ponds.

This year’s International Women’s Day theme was:

#March Forward - “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.”

We were fortunate to hear from key speakers Mayor Ava Adams and Deputy Mayor Fran Cosgriff, have an amazing breakfast and listen to a panel discussion featuring local women and allies making a difference in the Moonee Valley community in support of the 2025 campaign: #MarchForward.

The guest panellists to discuss the 2025 campaign were:

• Judy Maddigan, first female Speaker of the House, Victorian Parliament
• Julie Kun, Acting CEO, Women with Disabilities Victoria
• Ifrin Fittock, CEO Sisterworks
• Joshua Smith, Board member, No to Violence

Each year the East Keilor Rotary Club sponsors four tickets to this event for two teachers and two students and we extend our sincere thanks to the East Keilor Rotary Club for their generosity and support for our student leaders.

10% of the profit from ticket sales went to Yellow Lady Bugs, a non-government organisation dedicated to the success and celebration of autistic girls, women, and gender diverse individuals.

This was a wonderful opportunity to hear from inspiring, passionate and dedicated women who advocate for women’s empowerment, and make a real difference to improve many women’s lives.

As students in 2025 we want to keep working towards a gender equal world, a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination, a world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive, and a world where difference is valued and celebrated.

Together we can create gender equality.

Colleen Hart

LT -STUDENT AGENCY

Do you wish to feel better informed about the online environment your child negotiates in their daily life?

Please join us for an evening with CyberSafety Expert, Susan McLean: Growing Up Online.

Thursday 19^th June 6:00pm

Rosehill Secondary College Auditorium

Rosehill is proud to bring you this educational and empowering session for parents and carers of young people of all ages, presented by CyberSafety Expert, Susan McLean.

The session will cover the positive benefits of technology as well as what parents need to be aware of:

Reality and risk

What are kids doing online?

Online grooming

Cyberbullying

Sharing nudes

Problematic gaming

Exposure to damaging content

Top Tips for parents

There is no charge for this event

Booking details will be advised closer to the date

Please save the date and join us!

The 2025 School Aquila is now available for pre-purchase!

Don't miss your chance to secure a copy of the 2025 school magazine, which will be distributed to families in December 2025. Get ready for a sneak peek into the year's highlights and achievements, with every student featured!

If you wish to purchase the School Magazine, please accept the invitation on Compass and process your payment.

Please note if the event says ' Attending ' in Green, the school magazine has been paid for and you will not be able to process a payment

Stephanie Barbaro

VCE PSYCHOLOGY & MATHEMATICS TEACHER